dear all
does the extra weight mean beefier springs etc...
i have no definitive answer for that precisely ... but...
my wife noticed that our TD California model bears remarkable similarities
to the Syncro body
stuff that she can not readily identify ..and i dont know syncros well
enough to say too much ...
but ...
this model does have the syncro transmission ... 5 speed with reverse and 1
in line with each other ... and a weird little hump under the gear shifter
boot ...
(is this the syncro front end area ...???)
my last load on my van was 2800 Kg with two passengers and she handled like
a dream ...

yours

On Feb 8, 2008 8:29 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:

> Mark Drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> writes:
>
> > The VW TDI motors can do even better in fuel economy than the older
> > slugs and have amazing power bands in Vanagons. Each of the TDI
> > Vanagons I have driven shocked me, pleasantly. I plan to have one of
> > my own running soon.
>
> Isn't the TDI a LOT heavier than the original waterboxer?  Do you have
> to alter the rear springs at all?  Does the extra weight in the rear
> affect handling (by making the front end "light")?
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>

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